The most important provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment:
a. repealed the income tax and tariffs which had been passed during the war
b. defined United States citizenship and kept states from taking away a person's rights
c. gave limited voting privileges to white women who had opposed the Confederacy
d. forbade excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment against United States citizens
B
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of these groups in Aztec society was the least open in terms of social mobility?
A) commoners B) merchants C) slaves D) artisans
Which of the following is not a true statement about Joseph McCarthy? a. He was a Wisconsin senator
b. He rose to fame by claiming to know of hundreds of communists working in the government. c. He brought Alger Hiss to trial. d. Many influential people supported and encouraged him. e. He was famous for sensationalism and attack politics.
What does the migration of early hominins such as Homo ergaster and Homo erectus throughout Afroeurasia tell us about these species?
A. They were unable to cope with the threats of other species and left to seek out safer lands. B. A great ecological disaster forced these early hominins to find new homes. C. They were unable to form sustainable communities, and individuals traveled far afield to hunt alone for food. D. They were able to adapt to a variety of environmental conditions and likely possessed greater intelligence than earlier hominins.